The Tulare Western Mustangs will take on the Hanford Bullpups at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Tulare Western is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past San Luis Obispo 9-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Omar Cortez
| 05/15/26 @ San Luis Obispo | 3 |
| 03/25/26 @ Dinuba | 2 |
| 04/29/26 vs Mission Oak | 1 |
| 04/15/26 vs Lemoore | 1 |
| 03/14/26 vs Selma | 1 |
Omar Cortez and Easton Powell did most of the damage at the plate: Cortez went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI, while Powell went 4-for-5 with two runs. Those three hits gave Cortez a new career-high.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Tulare Western kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Hanford came out on top against Ridgeview on Friday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run seventh inning. The Bullpups were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Wolf Pack.
Hayden Keeney made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Hanford's success: when he posts at least eight strikeouts the team is undefeated (and 9-15 when he doesn't). Keeney was also big at the plate, earning three RBI.
In other batting news, Matix Mello was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Hanford is 3-1 when Mello posts two or more runs, but 10-14 otherwise.
Hanford's victory bumped their record up to 13-15. As for Tulare Western, their win bumped their record up to 19-9-1.
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